More than 12.5 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association....
The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school system in the US, lifted its outdoor mask mandate for students and staff as Covid-19 cases continued to decline in the country's most populous county....
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon as his special representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)....
In response to Russia declaring the two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent states, US President Joe Biden has imposed tough new sanctions on Moscow in the wake of what he called "the beginning of a Russian invasion" of Kiev....
Infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on an even more contagious version of the Omicron variant spreading in the US, fuelling concerns that the country may not return to normal, said a media report....
The steady devaluation of the Russian currency -- ruble -- in the last few days is expected to push up prices further in the country. In January this year, Russias annual inflation measured by the consumer price index touched 8.73 per cent -- the highest since January, 2016....
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 425.7 million, while the deaths have...
The US continues to see Russia making moves in the field that are consistent with preparations to invade Ukraine, CNN reported....
US President Joe Biden spoke with France President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday about the ongoing escalation along the borders of Ukraine and condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence of Ukraine's breakaway regions....
US President Joe Biden will soon impose sanctions on two Russia-backed separatist regions in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would recognize their independence....
